Murder at the Old Vic Theatre: An absolutely gripping, unputdownable and cozy Golden Age murder mystery!
Oct 2024 · Poppy Denby Investigates Book 2 · Embla Books
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'Love this book!... an intriguing mystery... you can't put it down. I'm looking forward to read about the next Poppy Denby adventures.' Reader review, 5 stars
* Previously published as The Kill Fee *
London, 1920. Newly promoted intrepid reporter Poppy Denby is tasked with her first big job for the Daily Globe: covering the royal exhibition at the Crystal Palace alongside dashing Globe photographer Daniel Rokeby.
The champagne is flowing, the guests look resplendent in their finery, and the jewel in the imperial crown is a glittering Fabergé egg. But before the party is even in full swing, the lights go out and when they finally come on again, the guests are horrified to discover that the famous egg has disappeared.
Miss Denby is determined to be the first reporter to get the scoop and find the culprit. Her investigation will lead her to no other than Princess Selena Romanova Yusopova, a cousin of the murdered Romanov family. Selena is now a leading lady at the Old Vic Theatre but when Poppy knocks on her dressing room ready to get her exclusive, she finds her sprawled across a pink chaise longue, drenched with blood - stabbed through the heart.
Who could want the princess dead and is this a murder of passion or is it somehow connected to the great heist of the priceless Fabergé egg? It's up to the ever-brilliant Miss Poppy Denby to find out.
Readers love Murder at the Old Vic Theatre!
'Even more intriguing and pacey. I love the characters, especially Rollo, Delilah and Novoski... the story-telling sparkles... Enthralling.' Reader review, 5 stars
'I'd looked forward to this for months and was not disappointed!' Reader review, 5 stars
'Waiting for the next book ? Love the period and adventures.' Reader review, 5 stars
'Fast-paced, great opening, set in London in 1920s and also in Russia from 1917 onwards, during the revolution. It is about the theft of a Faberge egg containing secrets... and then murder!' Reader review, 5 stars
'I was over the moon to see most of the regular cast making a return... an epic and lively mystery set in an era of elegance and intrigue.' Reader review, 5 stars
'Loved this book and am getting ready to purchase the next.' Reader review, 5 stars
* Previously published as The Kill Fee *
London, 1920. Newly promoted intrepid reporter Poppy Denby is tasked with her first big job for the Daily Globe: covering the royal exhibition at the Crystal Palace alongside dashing Globe photographer Daniel Rokeby.
The champagne is flowing, the guests look resplendent in their finery, and the jewel in the imperial crown is a glittering Fabergé egg. But before the party is even in full swing, the lights go out and when they finally come on again, the guests are horrified to discover that the famous egg has disappeared.
Miss Denby is determined to be the first reporter to get the scoop and find the culprit. Her investigation will lead her to no other than Princess Selena Romanova Yusopova, a cousin of the murdered Romanov family. Selena is now a leading lady at the Old Vic Theatre but when Poppy knocks on her dressing room ready to get her exclusive, she finds her sprawled across a pink chaise longue, drenched with blood - stabbed through the heart.
Who could want the princess dead and is this a murder of passion or is it somehow connected to the great heist of the priceless Fabergé egg? It's up to the ever-brilliant Miss Poppy Denby to find out.
Readers love Murder at the Old Vic Theatre!
'Even more intriguing and pacey. I love the characters, especially Rollo, Delilah and Novoski... the story-telling sparkles... Enthralling.' Reader review, 5 stars
'I'd looked forward to this for months and was not disappointed!' Reader review, 5 stars
'Waiting for the next book ? Love the period and adventures.' Reader review, 5 stars
'Fast-paced, great opening, set in London in 1920s and also in Russia from 1917 onwards, during the revolution. It is about the theft of a Faberge egg containing secrets... and then murder!' Reader review, 5 stars
'I was over the moon to see most of the regular cast making a return... an epic and lively mystery set in an era of elegance and intrigue.' Reader review, 5 stars
'Loved this book and am getting ready to purchase the next.' Reader review, 5 stars
About the author
Fiona Veitch Smith is a lover of Golden Age mysteries and historical fiction and has been shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger. She has worked as a journalist, a university lecturer and a communications manager, and mentors new novelists. She grew up in Northumberland, then spent her teens and twenties in South Africa. She now lives in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Visit http://www.claravalemysteries.com/ for information about the
author and the world of Miss Clara Vale.
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